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Guard escapes jail time for community service after accidental fatal shooting

A 21-year-old security guard, Anthony Mutefara, has been spared jail time after the High Court convicted him of culpable homicide over the accidental shooting that resulted in the death of a miner at Sengy Mine last year.Mutefara was initi…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:18hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter

Security guards arrested after fatal shooting

A security guard at Eastern Highlands Tea Plantation Estate in Honde Valley has been arrested following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man during a late-night ambush aimed at thwarting suspected theft.Lovemore Matsanura (53) is now …

Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:51hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter

Full scale investigation into CID detective shooting ordered

Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba has directed a full-scale investigation into the death of Detective Constable Cassandra Hove, assuring her family and the public that all concerns surrounding the circumstances of her death will …

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:00hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter

Trial begins for Zimbabwe police shooting

The trial of four men accused of fatally shooting Paul Munakopa in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb four years ago has commenced at the Bulawayo High Court. Munakopa, 34, was shot during a high-speed chase by police officers on May 23, 2020, and…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:04hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter

Soldiers blamed for provoking the fatal shooting of 3

Police have blamed soldiers for provoking the fatal shooting of three, who include the killer's 18-year-old girlfriend, by a Rushinga soldier who later took his own life using the same rifle just after midnight on Saturday.In a memo, the O…

Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter

Man accidentally shoots grandson to death on Christmas Eve

There was no Christmas party at Nyawasha's residents in Mutoko after Dominic Nyawasha (52) fatally shot his grandson in a bid to shoot crow birds.Nyawasha who wanted to shoot crow birds missed the target and shot his grandson to death.The …

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 08:57hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole

'Justice' eludes 2018 shooting victims

FAMILIES of the six people who were fatally shot by soldiers in the August 1, 2018 post-election violence say they are still waiting for justice five years on, with another round of polls less than a month away.On the fateful day, soldiers…

Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe High Court judge survives shooting outside Harare home

A High Court judge was unhurt after gunmen opened fire at her vehicle in Harare on Tuesday night, police said.Justice Emilia Muchawa was meters from her home in Goodhope, Westgate, when two men whose unmarked vehicle was parked close to th…

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 19:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Man shoots girlfriend

Police in Mashonaland Central province yesterday arrested Benard Mpofu (47) in Madziva who allegedly  shot his girlfriend twice in a dispute.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha confirmed the case.&nb…

Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 17:04hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Ziyambi under fire over 2018 army shootings

CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has written to Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi demanding answers on the compensation of August 1, 2018 army shooting victims.Six people were fatally shot after soldiers opened fire using live ammunition…

Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'No compensation yet for August 2018 shooting victims'

CRISIS in Coalition Zimbabwe (CiCZ) has urged government to account for the August 1, 2018 post-election shootings during which six civilians were shot dead by soldiers, and compensate survivors.Speaking at a discussion on justice for the …

Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter

2018 shootings still haunt victims

VICTIMS of the August 1, 2018 post-election shootings are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones, four years on.None of them have received any form of government support as recommended by the Kgalema Motlanthe …

Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Police in soup over fatal shooting

A BULAWAYO family has filed a US$436 000 lawsuit against Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and their subordinates following the fatal shooting of a family member by law enforcement agents in …

Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa lauds public on Chivhu shooting

GOVERNMENT will not tolerate anyone who attacks, harms or kills any member of the security forces and anyone who dares cross the line will be severely punished, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Mnangagwa has…

Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter

R10m reward after Zimbabwe tycoon Simon Rudland shooting

Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation has posted an R10m reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those behind the shooting of its co-owner Simon Rudland.Rudland was shot outside the Norwood offices of the Fair-trade Indep…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 14:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Don't shoot on Friday

The Vigil demonstrated on Saturday against the failure of the government to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry into the army's murder of unarmed civilians during a demonstration in Harare last August.Outsi…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 18:21hrs | 8636 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mnangagwa shooting self in the foot on sanctions

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zimbabwe government have no one to blame but themselves in their failure to reengage with the United States and the European Union (EU).Since coming to power in November 2017 through a "soft coup" that …

Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:35hrs | 3070 | by Editorial - Daily News

Protesters stole our guns, shot people, claims Army

The military yesterday alleged that protesters broke into police armouries and stole guns which they used to kill citizens, including a police officer, during last month's national shutdown that turned violent.Addressing journalists in Har…

Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:31hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

Army killings shock details

Fresh harrowing evidence of people shot by the army during the August 1 protests in Harare has surfaced amid claims that the commission set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored the majority of the victims that wanted to tell their st…

Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:29hrs | 2295 | by Staff reportwr

Killings inquiry in shock move

Zimbabweans reacted with surprise yesterday, to Thursday's announcement by the inquiry looking into the August 1 shootings in Harare, that it had already handed over the executive summary of its report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The c…

Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

August 1 violence probe in home stretch

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the August 1, 2018 Post-Election Violence in Harare is likely to conclude its fact finding this week before drawing conclusions.The seven-member commission's tenure lapses on December 19, but Pre…

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter

Eyewitness account of Zimbabwe's August 1 shooting

On August 01, 2018, my life changed entirely in ways I had not imagined when I woke up that day. A part of me died, while a new me was born out of the horrors I filmed, right from the frontline.A group of protesters besieged the Zimbabwe E…

Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:33hrs | 12 | by Maynard Manyowa

'Double tragedy' for victims of August 1 army shootings as probe begins

GENUINE victims of the August 1, army shootings were given a torrid time during public hearings by a commission set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the killings amid accusations that those that gave evidence were "re-vict…

Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:51hrs | 9 | by Valentine Maponga

Cop cleared for shooting colleague

THE High Court has quashed the sentence of a Bulawayo female cop who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for shooting and injuring her colleague after she accidentally discharged a service firearm at Hillside Police Station.Melody Anna Maru…

Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 06:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Two die in hospital shooting

KZN health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo described a shooting incident at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban as unfortunate and unnecessary.Two people were killed when a group of men, believed to be staff members demanding to be employed permane…

Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 20:20hrs | 1048 | by Staff Reporter

Gunman kills 20, injures 42 in gay nightclub in Florida

A gunman killed at least 20 people and injured 42 others in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before police shot him dead in what U.S. authorities described as a "terrorism incident."A police officer working as a security …

Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 14:15hrs | 2445 | by Staff Reporter

Shooting at Sikh temple in USA leaves at least 7 dead

A massacre on Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin marks the grisliest attack yet against members of the faith in the United States, where they have faced persistent abuse.Seven people, including a gunman, were killed in a shooting at a Si…

Published: 06 Aug 2012 at 03:56hrs | 1653 | by AFP / FoxNews

US White House shooting suspect called Obama 'the anti-Christ'

WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old man charged with firing a semiautomatic rifle at the White House last week called President Obama "the anti-Christ" and told federal agents he wanted to hurt the president, according to court documents released T…

Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 22:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

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